News She is self isolating at home after experiencing mild symptoms Harmanpreet Kaur was down with a mild fever before testing positive for the virus Harmanpreet Kaur has tested positive for Covid-19, the update coming after she had experienced mild symptoms and was tested. ESPNcricinfo understands that the India T20I captain experienced a fever for four days before testing positive on Tuesday morning. She is currently self-isolating at home….
Report Maddy Green and Hannah Rowe scored 29 off the last three overs after Megan Schutt had put Australia in sight of victory New Zealand 131 for 6 (Mackay 46, Schutt 2-24) beat Australia 129 for 4 (Mooney 61*, Mackay 2-20) by four wickets Without their captain, with another player barely able to move and a chase having seemingly slipped away, New Zealand levelled the T20I series in the second…
Report Adam Milne replaces Lockie Ferguson in New Zealand’s only change Toss Bangladesh opt to bowl vs New Zealand Bangladesh chose to make first use of a slightly damp surface in Napier with the T20I series on the line. Having been blanked in the ODIs and then beaten comprehensively in the first T20I, they are still searching for an ideal combination as they seek an upturn in fortunes in a…
Play 01:02 Archer prioritising England over IPL ‘very satisfying’ – Silverwood Jofra Archer‘s participation in this year’s IPL will be decided later this week, following a bizarre incident prior to England’s tour of India, in which he dropped a tropical fish tank in his bath and suffered a cut middle finger on his right hand. The incident occurred at Archer’s flat in Hove in January, and although the finger healed…
News “I’m always going to have to live with Cape Town regardless of whether I lead again or not” Whether Steven Smith captains his country again will be a decision for the selectors and the CA board Three years after his ignominious exit as Australia’s captain in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal, Steven Smith has said he is keen and ready to lead the national side again if…
Irfan Pathan speaks at an event © Getty Images Irfan Pathan has become the fourth player to test positive for Covid-19 from among those who played in the recently concluded a T20 tournament that pitted former players from India, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, South Africa and Sri Lanka against each other. On Saturday, Sachin Tendulkar announced that he has tested positive, and his announcement was followed by similar ones from…
News In white-ball cricket, Pakistan have held their own and could enjoy the conditions on offer In the shadow of their Test record – 0-6 since 2010 and 1-10 since the turn of the century – Pakistan’s competitive white-ball performances in South Africa can often go by unnoticed. Under Misbah-ul-Haq‘s captaincy, they were the first subcontinent side to win a bilateral ODI series in the country in 2013-14, and either…
Report Both teams have just one specialist slow bowler: Rahkeem Cornwall for West Indies and Lasith Embuldeniya for Sri Lanka Toss Sri Lanka chose to bowl against West Indies Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bowl first on a track that captain Dimuth Karunaratne thought might still have a little bit of moisture in it to aid the seamers, but on which Kraigg Brathwaite was happy to bat…
The Temba Bavuma era of white-ball cricket begins later this week, with a series against Pakistan which is intended to kickstart South Africa’s next three World Cup campaigns. Bavuma has been appointed until 2023 and will be in charge for two T20 World Cups and a fifty-over one, and while it is too early to list things like becoming global champions among his aims, Bavuma hopes to use this series…
Chris Silverwood, England’s head coach, says his players will relish the opportunity for a rematch with India in their own conditions this summer, but added that he was proud of their efforts on tour this winter, despite coming off second-best in all three formats. After losing the Test series 3-1 last month, and the T20Is 3-2, England completed an unwanted set on Sunday evening, as they fell agonisingly short in…